Soldiers of South and North Korea exchanged fire briefly in the
eastern part of the demilitarized zone (DMZ) Monday evening, the
South Korean Defense Ministry said today.
According to the ministry, the clash was triggered at 7:35 PM
(1035 GMT) Monday when North Korean soldiers fired two bullets
toward a South Korean guard post in Yanggu. South Korean soldiers
immediately fired six rounds in response.
One of the two North Korean bullets hit a South Korean guard
post inside the eastern part of DMZ in Yanggu, Kangwon Province,
but left no casualties in South Korean side, the South Korean Joint
Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
A probe into the shootout will be conducted as the incident is a
violation of the armistice, officials of the JCS said.
North Korea has made no comment on the reported incident so
far.
(Xinhua News Agency August 1, 2006)
